rub shoulders | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually followed bywith)Toassociateclosely; tosocializeormingle.1887,Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 1, inMemories and Portraits:All classesrub shoulderson the greasy benches.1894,Henry James, chapter 6, inThe Death of the Lion:In this establishment, as everybody knows, on occasions when the crush is great, the animalsrub shouldersfreely with the spectators.1915,Frances Hodgson Burnett, chapter 24, inThe Lost Prince:[N]ow and then the two dress themselves roughly, like common men, and go out into the city to see what it's like torub shoulderswith the rest of the world.2010March 10, Lori Ioannou, “Use Social Media to Build Your Brand”, inTime:It pays to network andrub shouldersvirtually with potential customers on the Web.

Examples:

EN: Ladies and gents, this is a genuine resort of the underworld, where crooks, desperadoes, gunmen and dope pedlars rub shoulders in an atmosphere of crime.
ES: Damas y caballeros, este es un auténtico resort del inframundo, donde ladrones, bandidos, pistoleros y traficantes de drogas... se codean en una atmósfera de crimen.
EN: It's so amusing to rub shoulders with all kinds.
ES: Es divertido conocer otro tipo de gente.
EN: This is where the most famous aristocrats rub shoulders.
ES: Allí, los grandes nombres de la aristocracia se codean.
EN: Do you think he'll rub shoulders with you given his clothing like an apple pie?
ES: ¿Crees que va a codearse contigo viniendo vestido que parece una tarta de manzana?
EN: You rub shoulders with them, you walk with them, you make your way amongst them:
ES: Te codeas con ellos, los acompañas, te abres camino entre ellos:
EN: Dealers that won't get within 1 0 miles of nickle-and-dime junkies... will fall all over themselves to rub shoulders with a celebrity likeJorgenson.
ES: Los vendedores que no se acercarían a los adictos comunes... se morirían por rozarse con una celebridad como Jorgenson.
EN: It's a shame you gotta rub shoulders with the president of the Confederacy instead of riding with Wade Hampton's Legion.
ES: Es una pena que te codees con el presidente de la Confederación... ... enlugarde montar con la legión de Wade Hampton.
EN: Perhaps congratulations are in order, but can anyone here explain to me exactly why President Amunde would want to rub shoulders with us "decadent, mongrel dogs"?
ES: Quizá deba dar la enhorabuena, pero ¿me puede explicar alguien por qué el presidente Amunde quiere codearse con nosotros, "los perros callejeros"?
EN: To actually rub shoulders with the great unwashed?
ES: ¿Para mezclarnos con los indeseables?
EN: Suppose he had enough money to rub shoulders with... my lot
ES: Supongamos que tenía suficiente dinero para codearse con los míos.
EN: You know, that I'm not worthy to rub shoulders with genuine heroes
ES: Que no soy digno de codearme con héroes genuinos.
EN: We rub shoulders with people every day.
ES: Todos los días tropezamos con el hombro de otras personas.
EN: We rub shoulders with many people every day.
ES: Tropezamos con el hombro de mucha gente todos los días.
EN: Well, I must admit, Niles, it is not entirely unpleasant to rub shoulders with the demimonde.
ES: Bueno, debo admitir, Niles, que no es totalmente desagradable, Codearse con el demi-monde(bajo mundo).
EN: If you confront Valenod, the whole area will know, and Paris, too, that you rub shoulders with a parvenu like him.
ES: El Rey incluso insinuó que puede haber mayores honores para tí.

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